| 词组 | under the wire |
| 释义 | Idiom under the wire Theme: TIME just barely in time or on time. (Informal.)I turned in my report just under the wire.Bill was the last person to get in the door. He got in under the wire. Slang under the wire Theme: TIME mod. at the very last minute.I got it in just under the wire.It was in under the wire. Another ten minutes and it would not have counted. Idiom under the wire American if someone does something under the wire, they do it at the last possible moment.They got in under the wire just before the entry requirements for the training program changed. under the wireAt the last minute. I submitted my application at 11:59 PM on deadline day—just under the wire! under the wireFig. just barely in time or on time. I turned in my report just under the wire. Bill was the last person to get in the door. He got in under the wire. under the wireBarely, scarcely, just within the limit, as in This book will be finished just under the wire. This term comes from horse racing, where the wire marks the finish line. [First half of 1900s] Also see down to the wire. under the wiremainly AMERICAN1. If you do something under the wire, you succeed in doing it at the last possible moment. Work was completed just under the wire. One or two companies got in under the wire and made loans to executives before the U.S. ban came into effect. 2. If a person or animal goes under the wire in a race, they get to the finishing point. Elliott rode the horse hard all the way under the wire. Note: The `wire' here is a an imaginary one which the horses pass under at the end of a race. under the wireat the last possible opportunity, just before a time limit. North American informalunder the wire mod. at the very last minute. I got it in just under the wire. under the wire1. Sports At the finish line. 2. Informal Just in the nick of time; at the last moment. |
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